Children's Books > Social Studies

Empress Ivory's 2nd book highlighting critical environmental issues, #HOPE, Heal Our Planet Earth, emphasizes Greta's message of protesting to encourage world leaders and civilians to reduce waste and pollution by making changes in our daily lives for the preservation of mother-earth's future generations.

ABC...Names with Ease, munching marshmallows, watering whales and zooming zebras.

This is a story of Alex, the nose picking, booger eating kid, and his adventures. This book was written with a younger audience in mind to help teach them about differences and similarities between ourselves and others. Sometimes there are things we do that we think others will judge us for, but sometimes a funny outlook on it can help us relate and learn.

America there is a new black. A new attitude, appreciation, and love for America's grace. On the ideology that life is about relationships whether it's between a man and a woman,a man and nature, or a man and a machine- " Everything in life that truly matters can be boiled down to relationships"- Dr. Gary Smalley-(The DNA of Relationships p.3). In America! The New Black America is given life and looked at objectively by an African American to give a progressive perspective to a historic relationship.

Bertie: The Best Stuttering King is a children’s story about a timid, stuttering prince who is thrust unexpectedly on the throne of England and becomes one of the best kings of the 20th Century. A history book in rhyme for children and children who stutter, this story highlights England’s most reluctant monarch, King George VI, and his early struggles with stuttering, knock knees, and bullying – topics still relevant today.

The William Bloom family moves from Potter’s Old Fort in Center County to the impenetrable mountains and pioneered the area now known as Curwensvile, PA. Three Bloom siblings, Elizabeth, John and Ben, because of circumstances beyond their control, found themselves left alone in the wilderness through a hard winter in 1801. This is a story that has been handed down about their adventures that the author tells through the eyes of Elizabeth.

Brown Clay at Cliff Palace is the story of a young girl growing up in Cliff Palace near Mesa Verde. This fictional story is based on archeological and anthropological facts about the Native Americans from Mesa Verde. The lighthearted and entertaining narrative is perfect for young elementary school children wanting to learn more about the history Cliff Palace.